पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 22, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.93°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra67.08°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.40°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha198.22°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra220.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani319.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

Boston, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:00 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:31
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:49
Varjyam06:32 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:05 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:07 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:28 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:10 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:51 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:10 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:28 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:07 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872140.27
Julian Day2460605.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.87°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1995°), declination -11.17°, EoT 15.95 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2024-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)